Illinois Fast Track Endorsements
These officials endorsed the concept of a state railway program in 2019.
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Local Governments and Agencies
Blue Island, IL – Mayor Domingo F. Vargas
Carlinville, IL – Mayor Deanna Demuzio
Champaign, IL – Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen
Champaign County, IL – County Executive Darlene Kloeppel
Champaign County Forest Preserves – Mary Ellen Wuellner, Executive Director
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission – Dalitso S. Sulamoyo, Ph.D., CEO
Champaign Park District – Joe DeLuce, Executive Director
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District – Karl P. Gnadt, Managing Director & CEO
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning – Joseph C. Szabo, Executive Director
East Moline, IL – Mayor Reggie Freeman
East St. Louis, IL – Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks
Elmwood Park, IL – Village President Angelo “Skip” Saviano
Freeport, IL – Mayor Jodi Miller
Galena, IL – Mayor Terry Renner
Gilman, IL – Mayor Rick Theesfeld
Rantoul, IL – Mayor Charles Smith
Robbins, IL – Mayor Tyrone Ward
Rock Island, IL – Mayor Mike Thoms & Rock Island City Council
Royal, IL – Village Board of Trustees
Savoy, IL – Village President Joan Dykstra
Urbana, IL – Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin
Urbana Park District – Timothy A. Bartlett, Executive Director
Associations and Non-Profits
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce – Laura Weis, President & CEO
Champaign County Economic Development Corporation – Carly McCrory, Executive Director
Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation – Reggie Greenwood, Executive Director
Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric – Linda Thisted & Andrea Reed, Co-Chairs
Dwight Economic Alliance – Debra Karch, Economic Development Director
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce – Paul Rumler, President & CEO
Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce – Belynda Allen, Executive Director
SMART Transportation Division – Robert W. Guy, State Director
Get Involved
The Illinois General Assembly is debating the future transit and regional rail right now. The package should include a State Railway Program to invest in bridges, trainsets, and better track.
